Hands and feet
Some more experiments with audio…
Archive for 'Research and writing'
Antonio Damasio and the art of improvisation
When I begin work in the studio, I often start by playing with a gesture, a shape or a simple movement sequence without any text. It may be in response to a theme, an idea, a fragmentary image, a memory. It may not be in response to any theme. At times I score the [...]
Work in progress
I show some work to some people – it is a series of six pieces mostly based on audio recordings of improvised monologues that I have carried out whilst in the studio moving. Some of these are transcribed. I always think they look more interesting on the page – like poetry – [...]
Live transcribing
What happens when I shove a digital recorder down my front and dance around….
The brain’s dispositional space
Images and mental patterns.
Too many ideas? Experiencing the essence
Clean the studio. Sweep and mop. An enjoyable calming ritual. Dust is everywhere because of new doors. I feel it settle on me. I am dusty. As I mop the floor dry with a rag on one foot, I hear the rhythmic swish and think it makes a good sound. I record it. I think [...]
Of lists, somatic markers, and phenomenology
New approach seems to be working.. a bit. I write more than I used to. The difficulty is writing in an astute, analytical, or even poetic, satisfying way. I paraphrase like hell, and also quote a lot, and then follow with my own notes which usually say something like: ‘What are the implications for my [...]
Mapping and plotting movement improvisation
I am embarking on a cataloguing experiment to see if it’s possible to map and plot a movement improvisation on a graph.
What I’m reading
A brief overview of how many publications are in/around/on the desk.
The brain’s spatial reference framework
The many ways the brain processes the body’s relationship to space.